Holidays Around the WorldAll Countries • All Holidays • Major Religions • Multi-CulturalMarch HolidaysStore Bededag or Common Prayer Day
Common Prayers Day: April 30, 2010Common Prayers Day is a public holiday in Denmark and Greenland. Denmark celebrates Common Prayers Day usually on the last Friday after the celebration of Easter Sunday. The date of the celebration varies, but for 2010, it will be celebrated on April 30, 2010. The holiday is locally known as, ‘Store Bededag.’ Uruguay: Landing of the 33 Patriots Day
Uruguay’s Landing of the 33 Patriots: April 19, 2010Landing of the 33 Patriots is a public holiday in Uruguay. Uruguay’s Landing of the 33 Patriots is an annual celebration on April 19 which commemorates the lives of Thirty-Three Orientals whose lives and bravery paved the way for the country’s independence on August 25, 1825. Uruguay is located in the Southeastern part of South America. The majority of the country’s line of descent is European particularly Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. Malta Celebrates Freedom Day
Malta’s Freedom Day: March 31, 2010Freedom Day is a public holiday in Malta. Every year on the 31st of March, the people of Malta celebrate the anniversary withdrawal of British troops from the country on March 31, 1979. Freedom Day is locally known in Malta as Jum il-Ħelsien. Cambodian Theravada Buddhists Celebrate Makha Bucha Day
Cambodia’s Makha Bucha Day Buddha (Theravada): March 30, 2010Makha Bucha Day Buddha (Theravada) is a public holiday in Cambodia. Theravada Buddhists countries, of which Cambodia is a part, observe the Makha Bucha Day, on the full moon of the third lunar month in the Buddhist calendar. The date of celebration may change since Buddhist calendar is astrological in nature which means the date of observations may vary depending on the position or sightings of celestial bodies. Makha Bucha, or commonly known as Magha Puja, commemorates the act of 1,250 monks in paying homage to Buddha. Cambodia celebrates it on March while other countries such as Thailand usually celebrate it at the end of February. Central African Republic Remembers the Death of Barthelemy Boganda – FLAG OF Central African Republic
Central African Republic’s Death of Barthelemy Boganda: March 29, 2010Death of Barthelemy Boganda is a public holiday in Central African Republic. Central African Republic, a landlocked country in central Africa, celebrates the anniversary of the death of Barthelemy Boganda, a nationalist and a politician. Next Page » |
